Adjustable height arthroplasty plate
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1. An arthroplasty plate comprising:
- a fixation plate adapted to be fixed to a surface of a bone, having a recess with a plurality of tapers;
an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a plurality of tapers on a first end a taper on a second end; and
an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered second end of the adjustable connector assembly;
wherein the plurality of tapers are adapted to engage at least one of the plurality of tapers in the recess of the fixation plate.
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Abstract
An orthopaedic assembly. The orthopaedic assembly includes a first member adapted to be coupled to a bone and an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a threaded end and a tapered end. The assembly also includes an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered end of the adjustable connector assembly. The threaded end is adapted to engage the fixation plate.
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1. An arthroplasty plate comprising:
a fixation plate adapted to be fixed to a surface of a bone, having a recess with a plurality of tapers; an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a plurality of tapers on a first end a taper on a second end; and an articulation component including a bearing surface and adapted to be coupled to the tapered second end of the adjustable connector assembly; wherein the plurality of tapers are adapted to engage at least one of the plurality of tapers in the recess of the fixation plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of repairing a fractured end of a bone, the method comprising:
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removing fractured portions of an articulating bone surface at the end of a bone; securing a fixation plate to a lateral surface of the fractured end of the bone, the fixation plate being coupled to an adjustable connector assembly including an adjuster having a threaded end and a tapered end; coupling an articulation component to the tapered end of the adjuster wherein the coupling an articulation component to the tapered end of the adjuster includes inserting a collar over the tapered end of the adjuster and inserting the articulation component onto an outer side of the collar; threading the adjuster into or out of a threaded bore of the fixation plate to adjust the length of the adjuster extending from the bore of the fixation plate; and locking the position of the adjuster within the threaded bore. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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